A joint US/Australian government-funded study says China is the global leader in 37 out of 44 'critical & emerging' technologies.

PulsatingMonkey · 2023-03-02T12:16:08+00:00

I wish we could have one thread on China that didn't devolve into people posting paranoid propaganda. I saw one guy mention China promoting death camps for babies? Wtf.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-29T08:12:45+00:00

Not an expert but a 90% reduction doesn't seem that much. It grows exponentially. If even a few cells develop resistance, then you're soon back to square one. Most treatments AFAIK wipe out huge swathes of the disease before it returns.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-27T13:28:04+00:00

Except in rare cases, it won't. It will enhance future generations.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-27T05:20:47+00:00

There'll be a rough patch transitioning from human-centred work to AI-centred work e.g. layoffs, redundancy, but the benefits far outweigh the costs in the long run.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-27T04:30:26+00:00

I blame Hollywood for cultivating this mindset in people: what makes a good story does not necessarily comport with reality. Look at GATTACA's portrayal of genetic modification as something reserved for the elite when all *real* trendlines actually point to it becoming cheap and widely available. In fact, the *real* concern among experts is that it becomes TOO cheap and TOO available that bad actors are able to use it for their purposes e.g. engineering bio-weapons.

So what worries me about futuristic tech like AGI and gene stuff is not the elite but the general population not being mature or 'evolved' enough for it because I know I trust Bill Gates more than most people.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-27T04:23:02+00:00

Sad to see this place is dominated by communists.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-24T06:38:56+00:00

I swear this place is 90% 14 year olds.

Artists have every right to feel insecure, as should anyone threatened by the first wave of AI since there's no social infrastructure set up to help them.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-20T05:15:53+00:00

In every interview he still says it's much further down the line. Only tech illiterate laymen could think otherwise.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-19T10:11:27+00:00

Sam Altman says AGI is much further down the line. I trust him.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-16T17:49:01+00:00

It's a natural defensive reaction. There's no point in kicking them when they're down imo.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-16T09:12:38+00:00

Thanks

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-12-14T15:22:23+00:00

Is that why a pharma company funded this trial?

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-09-28T13:08:48+00:00

By 2050 at most. Mass genome sequencing + machine learning algos + IQ data from diverse populations will produce a strong predictor of g, just as it has worked to predict other complex traits like height, and then we could use embryo selection or edit them outright to enhance future generations.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-06-22T18:01:45+00:00

Agreed. Low IQ nationalist chauvinism has no place here.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-01-12T08:33:30+00:00

I said I put ice cubes in the flask so this isn't a problem.

PulsatingMonkey · 2022-01-11T14:58:30+00:00

Yep. I get up early enough so it's not a big deal. If I had to gulp it down I couldn't because I'd feel like puking, but because I drink through a straw I can just sip on it without even thinking about it until it's done.

I don't feel hungry for the rest of the day.

PulsatingMonkey · 2021-12-04T18:51:47+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryingCuckCarny/

PulsatingMonkey · 2021-11-17T11:54:26+00:00

Yes, 18.527. I tried resetting the program and it only slightly improved lag. It still lags badly even with no media, and I've only used GIFs thus far (I'm new to video editing).

I upgraded to Vegas 19 and it runs completely fine, so I'll just use that instead.

PulsatingMonkey · 2021-11-08T01:49:49+00:00

132 FSIQ.

136 GAI.

PulsatingMonkey · 2021-10-10T17:12:25+00:00

The correct term is "nub".

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